Stall



J. K.PUTT.

STALL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12%| I920.

Patented July 19, 1921.

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ST-ALL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE22 I920. 1,385,273.

Patented July 19, 1921,

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STALL.

s ecification of Letters Patent. Patented J llly 19, 1921.

Application filed June 22, 1920. Serial No. 390,844.

Toallwho rnitmay concermv Be itknown. that 1, JAMES K. Pp'r'r, a citizen of the United. States, residing at Hershey, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new. and useful Improvements in Stalls, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has reference to stable constructions, and relates especially to the stalls or mangers therefor.

The primary object is to produce in a stable construction stalls or mangers having reinforced concrete floors and reinforced concrete feed troughs, the said stalls being divided from each other by means which reinforce the floor and the trough constructions.

- stable construction in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a greatly enlarged sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one of the stalls.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation thereof.

As disclosed by the drawings the floor 1 of my improved stable construction is formed of reinforced concrete and is provided with a longitudinal depression forming a gutter 2. The gutter, at determined intervals is provided with depending drain pipes 3 that communicate with an outlet pipe 4.

The drains 3 are preferably located approximately centrally of each of the stalls 5. The stalls are divided from each other by vertically disposed tubular members which have their lower portions entering the floor 1. The outer tubular member is indicated for distinction by the numeral 7 and the fibards 13. On these standards, the inclined bottoms 11 of the feed troughs 15 rest. The

rear wall of the trough is indicated by the numeral 16.

Passing vertically through the standards 13, as well as through the base 14: of the troughs and entering the floor 1 are vertical tubular members 17 which are of a greater length than the first mentioned tubes. The front wall of each of the troughs 15 is rounded upwardly, as at 18 and has at its upper edge embedded therein vertical pipes 19 that project a suitable distance thereabove. These pipes 19 have at their upper ends couplings 20 whereby a horizontally disposed tube 21 is connected thereto.

The tube 8, next to the rear wall or lip 16 of the trough 15 is connected by a coupling 22 to a longitudinal tube 23 that is joined to the tube 17 by a coupling 24. Between the tube 23 and the upper element 12 of the front tube 17 there are short tubes 25 connected by suitable couplings 26 and 27 respectively. The end of the portion 12 of the tube 7 is connected by a coupling 28 to the tube 17, the said tube 17 projecting a suitable distance thereabove and having attached to its outer end coupling members 28 for a transverse tube 29. If desired, and preferably there is arranged between the transverse tubular members 21 and 29 an le tubes 30. These tubes 30 materially re1nforce the front wall of the troughs.

The bottom of the base portion of the trough is inclined toward the rear wall thereof and the said rear wall is provided with preferably inclined openings 31 which communicate with the trough for each stall. These openings are closed by valves or plugs 32, and provide drains for the troughs.

While I have described the members which reinforce the standards and trough and which provide the sides and front of the stalls as tubes, it is to be understood that bars or rods may be employed in lieu thereof. It is to be noted that the members in addition to dividingthe stable into stalls, materially reinforce both the floor, the standards and the troughs, and it is thought that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the construction and advantages of the improvement without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim, is

1. In a stall construction for stables, a reinforcing concrete floor, spaced reinforcing concrete standards arising therefrom at the front of the stalls, a reinforcing concrete trough resting on the upper edges of said standards, said trough having an upstanding rear portion and its front rounded up Wardly from the standards, members embedded in the floor, and one" of said members passing through the trough and standards for reinforcing the latter and for providing the stable with stalls.

2. In a stall construction for stables, a concrete floor, spaced standards comprising concrete blocks on the floor at the front of the stalls, a trough of reinforced concrete hav ing a downwardly inclined base resting on the standards, an upstanding lip at the rear JAMES K. PUTT. 

